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Adaptive Immune Responses in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient with Acute Varicella-Zoster Virus Reactivation during Treatment with Fingolimod.
International journal of molecular sciences - 10 Sept 2015
Harrer Andrea, Wipfler Peter, Pilz Georg, Oppermann Katrin, Haschke-Becher Elisabeth, Afazel Shahrzad, Kraus Jörg, Trinka Eugen, Sellner Johann
Abstract excerpt
Fingolimod, an oral sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator, is approved for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The interference with S1P signaling leads to retention particularly of chemokine receptor-7 (CCR7) expressing T cells in lymph nodes. The immunological basis of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infections during fingolimod treatment is unclear. Here, we studied the...
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